Centre Eases Environmental Norms for Revised Real Estate Projects

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has eased compliance requirements for real estate and infrastructure developers by clarifying that projects, which are already approved, do not need environmental clearance (EC) again if there is a reduction in project built-up area after the approval.

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The environment ministry said the relaxation will be applicable as long as there is no possibility of an increase in pollution or other environmental impact from the reworked project. Until now, even small changes in project size or design required fresh approvals, and this has been delaying construction work, sources said.